Microbiology

Two types of food reactions are observed from allergic foods: Pharmacologic food reactions: also known as false food allergies Metabolic food reactions: also known…

RNA viruses are of two types based on the RNA strand: single-stranded virus and double-stranded virus. The single-stranded virus can be of three types: Positive-strand ssRNA:  It can…
Monopartite Segmented Multipartite A normal virus which you all know; i.e. single nucleic acid molecule surrounded by a protein capsid. Nucleic acid molecule segmented…
  VIRAL FAMILY Orthomyxoviridae   Includes 7 genera: 1.       Influenza A, B, C, D 2.       Isavirus 3.       Thogotovirus 4.       Quaranjavirus   Rhabdoviridae CONTAINS 3…
The virus binds to a receptor on the cell surface. This is done at a specific site, present on the virus. This viral site…
Which of the following statement about Rabies and Swine flue RNA virus is true: Rabies and swine flu virus affects the Central Nervous system….
1. Pseudomonas oxidizes glucose:  Entner–Doudoroff pathway (ED pathway) and glucose phosphorylative pathway 2. Lactobacillus ferments glucose: Hexose monophosphate pathway. 3. Escherichia oxidizes and ferments glucose:  Pentose phosphate pathway
This enzyme is found in negative-strand single-stranded RNA viruses. It was first discovered in polio-virus. The enzyme is also known as RNA-dependent RNA polymerase or…
MONOPARTITE SEGMENTED MULTIPARTITE A normal virus which you all know; i.e. single nucleic acid molecule surrounded by a protein capsid. Nucleic acid molecule segmented…
RNA viruses can be single or double stranded. The single stranded virus can be of three types: Positive strand ssRNA:  It can also be…
Steps:- First, prepare Nutrient Agar media under sterile conditions. Add a pinch of antibiotic, methicillin whose resistance is required in the given bacterium, Then…
Syndrome Disease Can have a number of causes. These causes can change with age, time etc. A disease has a well-defined biological cause. Does…
Nosocomial infections Health care associated infections are infections acquired by patients after visiting a hospital. In medical terminology, these infections are known as “Nosocomial…
Salmonella is a gram negative bacterium. Unlike other bacteria, Salmonella does not cause tissue damage in the body. In fact it releases a protein…
Staphylococcus lugdunensis. Explanation: This strain produces a cyclic-peptide antibiotic, lugdunin; lugdunin does not allow colonies of S. aureus to form.